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Raphael Mweninguwe

raphael.mweninguwe@hotmail.com

is a freelance journalist based in Malawi.

All articles of Raphael Mweninguwe

Tea estates
Raphael Mweninguwe

Fighting for workers’ rights

Malawi’s tea pickers struggle with low pay and poor working conditions

Covid-19
Raphael Mweninguwe

Malawi refuses expired vaccines

Malawi says ‘no’ to WHO advice to hold on to expired Covid-19 vaccines

Street beggars
Raphael Mweninguwe

Changing hearts and minds

Government tries ‘mind-set change strategy’ to clear Malawi’s streets of beggars

Sustainable Development Goals
Raphael Mweninguwe

Missing the target

The UN is allocating fresh funds to small firms to help Malawi meet SDG goals

Access to public information
Raphael Mweninguwe

Top secret

Malawians looking for public information face a long and winding road to nowhere

Education
Raphael Mweninguwe

Keeping girls in school

Mother groups’ in Malawi’s schools help to prevent girls from dropping out

Sanitation
Raphael Mweninguwe

Clean water, clean contracts

Corruption charges cast shadows over efforts to upgrade Malawi’s water systems

Informal vendors
Raphael Mweninguwe

A battle for the streets

Informal vendors fight for the right to sell on the streets of Malawi

Child brides
Raphael Mweninguwe

An early end to childhood

Despite a law banning marriage under age 18, Malawi is seeing an increase

Motorcycles
Raphael Mweninguwe

Collision course on Malawi's roads

A rising death toll from motorcycle accidents has prompted tighter rules

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